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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Washer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Washer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Washer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Prime is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washer sees it coming and defends easily.
Washer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Prime is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washer sees it coming and defends easily.
Prime is trying to work for a kimura but Washer is defending well.
Prime is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washer sees it coming and defends easily.
Washer looking for submissions off his back.
Prime blocks the strikes from Washer.
Washer is defending against the submission attempts here by Prime.
Prime is looking for a kimura here.
Washer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prime is aware though and is defending well.
Washer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Prime defends it easily.
Prime drops back looking for a leg! Washer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Washer manages to kick Prime off! Prime jumps back into Washer's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prime avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Washer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prime gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Washer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prime gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Washer looks gassed!
Prime thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime wants to pass the guard but Washer is keeping the position.
Washer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Prime defends well.
Prime drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Prime jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Prime is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Washer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prime thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Prime drops back looking for a leg! Washer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Washer manages to kick Prime off! Prime jumps back into Washer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washer is looking for a triangle but Prime pushes his legs off easily.
Prime has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Washer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Washer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Washer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Prime doesn't defend quickly enough and Washer has managed to lock this one up! Can Prime escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Washer on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Washer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Auu Rite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mequetrefe Nervoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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202 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Auu Rite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mequetrefe Nervoso!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rite throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nervoso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rite.
Nervoso throws a combination that misses
and Rite counters with an outside leg kick.
Nervoso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rite scores with a head kick. Nervoso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Mequetrefe Nervoso has been cut.
Rite with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nervoso.
A combination from Rite does no damage.
Nervoso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rite lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nervoso throws a combination that misses
and Rite counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nervoso's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rite fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nervoso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nervoso lands a lovely overhand right.
Rite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nervoso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rite's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nervoso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rite scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso misses with a double jab
and Rite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rite lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nervoso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nervoso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nervoso throws a combination that misses
and Rite counters with a nice leg kick.
Nervoso looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso swings widly with a right hand
and Rite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rite.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Rite slams his shin into Nervoso's torso.
Rite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rite connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auu Rite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mequetrefe Nervoso's cut.
That's time! Rite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rite is looking to slow Nervoso down with leg kicks.
Nervoso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nervoso moves out of range of the body kick from Rite.
Nervoso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rite. Nervoso shrugs it off though.
Nervoso is breathing heavily.
Nervoso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nervoso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nervoso throws a right hand that misses
and Rite makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nervoso blocks a head kick by Rite.
Nervoso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nervoso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mequetrefe Nervoso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nervoso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nervoso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nervoso misses with a right hand
and Rite counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rite as he connects with a hook.
Nervoso throws a right hand that Rite ducks under and follows up with a left that Rite also avoids with ease.
Rite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nervoso can do to turn this around?
Rite misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rite misses with an uppercut
and Nervoso counters with a left and a right that stings Rite.
Rite keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rite will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rite rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Nervoso to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Auu Rite has been cut.
Nervoso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso misses with a combination
and Rite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rite. That's going to slow Nervoso down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nervoso throws a right hand that misses
and Rite counters with a nice leg kick.
Nervoso needs to keep his hands up - Rite had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auu Rite dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nervoso throws a lazy uppercut
and Rite counters with a big head kick but Nervoso shrugs it off.
Nervoso throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rite to counter with a crisp jab.
Rite throws a hook but Nervoso avoids it easily.
Nervoso misses with a right hand
and Rite counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Rite does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nervoso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nervoso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nervoso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rite manages to avoid it.
Nervoso misses with a hook
and Rite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nervoso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rite counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rite scores with a punch to the head.
Rite lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nervoso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nervoso swings widly with a right hand
and Rite counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nervoso's knee momentarily.
Good exchange - Rite coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rite lands with a straight right. Nervoso didn't see that one coming.
Rite scores with a spinning back kick!
Rite tries to land a front kick but Nervoso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rite connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nervoso momentarily.
Nervoso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rite counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nervoso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso swings widly with a right hand
and Rite counters with a left to the body.
Nervoso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rite counters with a good, hard body kick but Nervoso shrugs it off.
Mequetrefe Nervoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rite misses with an uppercut. Nervoso saw that one coming.
Nervoso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Auu Rite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rite lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Auu Rite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rite has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auu Rite!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Marx!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marx counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marx slips a jab and a cross from Ko.
Ko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko misses with a takedown
and Marx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Ko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko misses with a takedown attempt
and Marx counters by clinching up.
Ko goes for a takedown attempt but Marx pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marx swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx darts in and clinches Ko up against the cage.
Marx lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marx.
Ko wants a takedown but no success here.
Marx lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ko.
Ko tries for a takedown but Marx manages to get underhooks.
Marx working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marx.
Marx gets through Ko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marx gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marx lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Ko is rocked!
Marx cracks Ko with a nice body shot.
Marx scores with a shot to the side of Ko's head.
Marx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Ko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Marx.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marx lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kos head.
Ko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marx pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marx dips a shoulder and cracks Ko with a mighty uppercut! Ko falls back against the cage and Marx unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ko is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marx screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Marx!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bukk Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Yeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeung has chosen Everything in it's right place as his entrance music. Bolo Yeung has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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300 lbs
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327 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bukk Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bolo Yeung!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wild counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bolo Yeung has been cut.
Yeung throws a lazy uppercut
and Wild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wild moves out of range of the leg kick from Yeung.
Yeung misses with a hook to the body
and Wild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yeung throws an off balance right hand
and Wild counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yeung! Wild lets Yeung back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Yeung is rocked!
That has opened up Bolo Yeung's cut even more.
A punch combination from Wild misses.
Yeung swings widly with a right hand
and Wild counters with a huge right that knocks Yeung out cold! Wild is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bukk Wild!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Han Denderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dilshan has chosen Dilshan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Han Denderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tillakaratne Dilshan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denderson misses with a combination
and Dilshan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice body punch from Denderson.
Denderson misses with a double jab
and Dilshan counters with a body kick.
Denderson misses with a right hand
and Dilshan counters by moving into the clinch.
Dilshan lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dilshan lands a body shot.
Denderson is breathing heavily.
Denderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dilshan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dilshan lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dilshan.
Dilshan is working Denderson over against the cage.
Dilshan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Dilshan.
Dilshan lands a left hand.
Dilshan pushes Denderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilshan lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Dilshan.
Dilshan lands an uppercut.
A short left from Dilshan.
A knee to the head by Dilshan.
It looks like Han Denderson has been cut.
Dilshan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Dilshan.
Nice body punch from Dilshan - that landed with a thud.
Dilshan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilshan lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Dilshan.
Dilshan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dilshan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilshan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Denderson or not.
A body shot lands from Dilshan.
Dilshan scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dilshan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dilshan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dilshan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dilshan.
Dilshan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Denderson backwards.
Dilshan is leaning against Denderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Dilshan.
A hook to the body from Dilshan.
Dilshan gets through Denderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dilshan lands with a right to the head.
Denderson is rocked!
Dilshan digs a right hand underneath Denderson's ribcage. Denderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Denderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dilshan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilshan.
Dilshan throws a big uppercut that drops Denderson! More strikes from Dilshan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Denderson lies dazed against the cage as Dilshan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tillakaratne Dilshan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theron Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Santos De Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thieves by Ministry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Theron Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Santos De Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos De Arroyo throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Santos De Arroyo misses
and Morrison counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Hector Santos De Arroyo has been cut.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos De Arroyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos De Arroyo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos De Arroyo slips a straight right by Morrison.
Santos De Arroyo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Morrison digs a good body shot into Santos De Arroyo's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos De Arroyo tries to pull guard but Morrison won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Santos De Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Morrison lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrison.
Morrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos De Arroyo tries to pull guard but Morrison holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos De Arroyo drops back down to his feet.
Santos De Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
Santos De Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has Santos De Arroyo pressed against the cage, preventing Santos De Arroyo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos De Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
Santos De Arroyo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morrison just stands there and leans against the cage.
Theron Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Santos De Arroyo tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Santos De Arroyo back against the cage.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos De Arroyo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos De Arroyo misses with some punches.
Morrison lands a body punch.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Santos De Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos De Arroyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos De Arroyo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morrison smiles and moves away.
Nice jab there from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison sends Santos De Arroyo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Morrison is motioning to the referee to let Santos De Arroyo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos De Arroyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos De Arroyo's hands.
Morrison lands a big head kick that sends Santos De Arroyo tumbling to the mat! Morrison takes a step backwards and waves Santos De Arroyo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Santos De Arroyo is rocked!
That has opened up Hector Santos De Arroyo's cut even more.
Santos De Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Santos De Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos De Arroyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos De Arroyo tests Morrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theron Morrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Santos De Arroyo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos De Arroyo misses with a hook
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morrison connects with a high kick.
Santos De Arroyo needs to keep his hands up - Morrison had a free shot at his head there.
Santos De Arroyo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Santos De Arroyo is breathing heavily.
Morrison drops Santos De Arroyo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Santos De Arroyo looks back up at him and smiles so Morrison waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Santos De Arroyo is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
The cut above Hector Santos De Arroyo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison drops Santos De Arroyo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Santos De Arroyo! Morrison dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theron Morrison!
Theron Morrison retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Holl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tony's choice of entrance music: thugs cry breathing remix. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Tony!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Tony misses with a takedown
enabling Matt Holl to counter with a crisp jab.
Matt Holl works the jab nicely.
Matt Holl digs a good body shot into Tony's ribs.
Matt Holl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tony with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matt Holl counters with a right hand to the body.
Tony with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matt Holl counters with a stiff right hand.
Matt Holl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Tony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Holl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tony has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tony there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tony has his takedown stuffed
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matt Holl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tony looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matt Holl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Matt Holl.
Tony with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matt Holl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl thuds a left hand into Tony's body.
Tony fails with the takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Tony looks gassed!
Tony on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matt Holl looks to score with a jab to the body but Tony is just out of range.
Matt Holl cracks Tony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matt Holl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matt Holl counters with a left and a right that stings Tony.
Tony moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matt Holl scores with a shot to the body.
Tony walks into a stiff left hand from Matt Holl.
Tony with a poor takedown
enabling Matt Holl to counter with a crisp jab.
Tony misses with a jab to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matt Holl scores with a shot to the body.
Matt Holl lunges at Tony with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tony's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Matt Holl.
Tony is trying desperately to land a takedown but Matt Holl is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tony.
Matt Holl sizes up Tony with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tony throws a sloppy body shot
and Matt Holl counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matt Holl connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matt Holl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tony takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Holl dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matt Holl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tony swings widly with a right hand
and Matt Holl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matt Holl tests Tony's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matt Holl lands an overhand right.
Matt Holl works Tony's body with a nice hook.
Matt Holl lands with a nice body punch.
Matt Holl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tony doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Holl is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tony with a poor takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tony there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matt Holl connects with a body shot that sends Tony's belly button to the back.
Tony misses with a left hand
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Holl thuds a left hand into Tony's body.
Tony has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matt Holl lands a right hook to the body.
Tony is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tony. Tony circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tony fails with the takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tony moves forwards but Matt Holl connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matt Holl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tony doesn't seem bothered though.
Matt Holl just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matt Holl lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tony moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matt Holl sizes up Tony with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tony needs to keep his hands up - Matt Holl had a free shot at his head there.
Matt Holl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tony can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Tony misses
and Matt Holl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl connects with a jab.
Tony tries for a takedown but Matt Holl circles away easily
and Matt Holl counters with a stiff right hand.
Matt Holl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Tony.
Matt Holl digs a good body shot into Tony's ribs.
Tony takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matt Holl lands a really nice looking cross but Tony seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tony doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Holl dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matt Holl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matt Holl scores with a jab. Tony acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matt Holl.
Matt Holl digs a good hook to Tony's body.
Tony with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matt Holl counters with a nice uppercut.
Matt Holl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matt Holl jabs Tony to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony misses with a takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a nice body shot.
Matt Holl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Matt Holl.
Tony takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tony throws a lazy uppercut
and Matt Holl counters with a right hand to the body.
Matt Holl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matt Holl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tony momentarily.
Matt Holl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matt Holl swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tony.
Matt Holl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tony's head backwards.
Tony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Holl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony ducks right into an uppercut from Matt Holl.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tony might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Matt Holl has got the better of the exchanges.
Matt Holl scores with a shot to the body.
Tony fails with the takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matt Holl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Tony.
Matt Holl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matt Holl lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl scores with a jab.
Tony doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matt Holl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matt Holl connects with a jab.
Matt Holl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matt Holl digs a good body shot into Tony's ribs.
James Tony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Holl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tony has his takedown stuffed
and Matt Holl counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Holl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matt Holl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Holl!
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